| Chris Sievey | |
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 Sievey as Frank Sidebottom at the Bull and Gate, Kentish Town, London, in December 2006 | |
| Pseudonym | Frank Sidebottom |
| Born | Christopher Mark Sievey 25 August 1955 Ashton-on-Mersey, Sale, Cheshire, England[1] |
| Died | 21 June 2010 (aged 54) Wythenshawe, Manchester, England |
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| Years active | 1969–2010 |
| Website | 1137enterprises |
Christopher Mark Sievey (25 August 1955 – 21 June 2010) was an English musician, comedian and artist known for fronting the band the Freshies in the late 1970s and early 1980s and for his comic persona Frank Sidebottom from 1984 onwards.[2]
Sievey, under the guise of Sidebottom, made regular appearances on North West television throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, even becoming a reporter for Granada Reports. Later, he presented Frank Sidebottom's Proper Telly Show in B/W for the Manchester-based television station Channel M. Throughout his career, Sidebottom made appearances on radio stations such as Manchester's Piccadilly Radio and on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 5, alongside Mark and Lard.[3][4]
- ^ "Chris Sievey: The man behind the papier-mâché mask of Frank Sidebottom – Obituaries, News". The Independent. London. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ^ Rob Hughes (22 June 2010). "Chris Sievey obituary | Culture". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ^ BBC Lancashire interview with Ted Robbins; Broadcast 9 February 2008; Retrieved 10 April 2008.
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (10 January 2013). "Michael Fassbender as Frank Sidebottom". Digital Spy.